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strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain
noun
/streɪn/
an intense or violent exertion
Type Words
Synonyms straining
Type of elbow grease, travail, sweat, exertion, effort
Derivation strenuous

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain
noun
/streɪn/
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
Type Words
Synonyms stress
Type of difficulty


she endured the stresses and strains of life.

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain
verb
/streɪn/
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
Type Words
Synonyms tense, tense up
Type of affect
Has types extend, stretch

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain
verb
/streɪn/
test the limits of
Type Words
Synonyms stress, try
Type of afflict
Has types rack

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain
verb
/streɪn/
become stretched or tense or taut
Type Words
Synonyms tense
Type of tighten


the rope strained when the weight was attached.

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain
noun
/streɪn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Type Words
Synonyms air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune
Type of music
Has types signature tune, theme, fanfare, flourish, glissando, idea, leitmotif, leitmotiv, melodic theme, musical theme, voice, part, tucket, roulade, signature, theme song

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain
noun
/streɪn/
the act of singing
Type Words
Synonyms song
Type of vocal music
Has types cradlesong, lullaby, carol

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain
verb
/streɪn/
remove by passing through a filter
Type Words
Synonyms filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out
Type of separate
Derivation strainer

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain
verb
/streɪn/
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
Type Words
Synonyms sieve, sift
Type of separate
Has types rice, winnow, screen, riddle, resift
Derivation strainer

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain
verb
/streɪn/
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
Type Words
Synonyms extend
Type of use, utilise, employ, apply, utilize
Has types overstrain, overextend, task, tax
Derivation straining


Don't strain your mind too much.

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain
noun
/streɪn/
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
Type Words
Synonyms form, var., variant
Type of taxonomic group, taxon, taxonomic category


a new strain of microorganisms.

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain
noun
/streɪn/
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
Type Words
Synonyms breed, stock
Type of variety, animal group
Has types pedigree, bloodstock


he created a new strain of sheep.

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain
noun
/streɪn/
the general meaning or substance of an utterance
Type Words
Synonyms tenor
Type of meaning, substance
Has types purport, drift

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain
verb
/streɪn/
to exert much effort or energy
Type Words
Synonyms reach, strive
Type of drive, tug, labour, push, labor
Has types overexert oneself, kill oneself, inconvenience oneself, extend oneself, bother, trouble, trouble oneself


straining our ears to hear.

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain
noun
/streɪn/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
Type Words
Synonyms nisus, pains, striving
Type of try, endeavour, attempt, effort, endeavor
Has types jihad, jehad
Derivation strenuous

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain
verb
/streɪn/
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
Type Words
Synonyms puree
Type of rub

strain::verb | Spocien Dictionary

strain
verb
/streɪn/
alter the shape of (something) by stress
Type Words
Synonyms deform, distort
Type of form, shape
Has types jaundice

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain
noun
/streɪn/
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
Type Words
Synonyms mental strain, nervous strain
Type of nerves, nervousness
Has types tension, stress, tenseness


his responsibilities were a constant strain.
the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him.

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain
noun
/streɪn/
injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
Type Words
Type of hurt, harm, injury, trauma

strain::noun | Spocien Dictionary

strain
noun
/streɪn/
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
Type Words
Type of deformation
Has types overstrain
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.